I recently attended a very informative presentation by A/Inspector Corey Allen (Queensland Police Service) A/Prof Grant Devilly (Griffith University) on the results of a study of the effects of drink pre-loading in Fortitude Valley, the Gold Coast and Mackay. The survey of 3,201 people revealed a number of interesting facts and attitudes towards drink pre-loading, including the reason people do it and the effect it has on their levels of intoxication.